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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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